New data informs college, student debt decisions

For years, as college costs have ballooned, many economists have warned of a "higher-education bubble" and have sounded the alarm about a student-debt crisis. Massive new datasets can help policymakers and researchers to better understand the roots of the crisis as well as craft sound solutions. With more than $1 trillion in student debt, the problem is undeniable. A new study by Brookings Institution economists Adam Looney and Constantine Yannelis aims to break down this problem by delving int

For years, as college costs have ballooned, many economists have warned of a "higher-education bubble" and have sounded the alarm about a student-debt crisis. Massive new datasets can help policymakers and researchers to better understand the roots of the crisis as well as craft sound solutions. With more than $1 trillion in student debt, the problem is undeniable. A new study by Brookings Institution economists Adam Looney and Constantine Yannelis aims to break down this problem by delving int…